Russian Cake 러시아 케이크

Behind the shop window, Russian-speaking staff assemble cakes throughout the day. Ingredients are labeled by origin, mostly European. Medovik honey cake tastes of real honey rather than plain sugar. Its tightly stacked sheets are chewy instead of fluffy, and a sour-cream-style filling adds a light tang. The crumbs on top recall Korean soybean-powder rice cake. Napoleon cake is less sweet and built in layers you dig through with a fork, while the meringue roll wraps airy meringue around a dense, yogurt-like cream. White walls, pink accents and sky-blue curtains give the room a storybook look, but it is tiny, so many people take their slices to go.